Michigan Wolverines

Record: 25-8. How they got here: At-large bid. Strengths: G Nik Stauskas (17.5) emerged as a dominant scoring threat for the 2013 NCAA runners-up, who shoot 48.1 percent and 39.7 on 3s. Weaknesses: They've run into trouble against aggressive defenses or if they go cold from long range.

Michigan survives Texas, advances to Sweet 16 MILWAUKEE -- Surviving and advancing, as is the March adage in college hoops, is a whole lot easier when a team has senior leadership. And fortunately for the Michigan Wolverines, they had just that in guard Nik Stauskas. Stauskas made four 3-pointers and finished with 17 points Saturday as No. 2 Michigan knocked off the seventh-seeded Texas Longhorns 79-65 in a third round Midwest Regional game at the BMO Harris Bradley...

Ohio governor John Kasich has declared tomorrow as "Scarlet Letter Saturday" and is urging people to avoid using the letter "M. " The Ohio State Buckeyes travel to play the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. "We do hereby recognize Saturday, November 30, 2013 as 'Scarlet Letter Saturday' throughout Ohio," the resolution said. "(We) encourage all Ohioans to avoid uing the letter 'M' when possible. " Each letter 'M' in the resolution,which Kasich posted on...

Record: 25-8. How they got here: At-large bid. Strengths: G Nik Stauskas (17.5) emerged as a dominant scoring threat for the 2013 NCAA runners-up, who shoot 48.1 percent and 39.7 on 3s. Weaknesses: They've run into trouble against aggressive defenses or if they go cold from long range.

Banking on the (likely accurate) assumption that most college football fanatics are barbecuing carnivores, the Fan Brands company has introduced Barbecue Grilling Irons, small irons that clamp to a barbecue's grill and brand team logos onto a burger or steak. Of the 26 team logos available from the Georgia-based company, most represent Southern universities. But sizzling Midwest superfans can indulge in a Michigan Wolverines or Notre Dame Fighting Irish iron. So what's a Northwestern alum to do?

CHAMPAIGN - Illinois limited its previous four opponents to fewer than 50 points. That streak ended with emphasis before the first half was over Tuesday night against Michigan at State Farm Center. The No. 12 Wolverines scored 52 points in the first half and made what seemed like every shot in an 84-53 victory over the Illini that enabled them to clinch the Big Ten title outright for the first time since 1986. The 31-point setback snapped a three-game winning streak and...

Missing out on the BCS title game could end up benefiting the 2007 Michigan Wolverines. Both quarterback Chad Henne and All-American tackle Jake Long said Thursday they'll return for their senior seasons, citing unfinished business. Said Long, who might have been a first-round NFL draft pick: "I looked into it a little bit, but I never was close to leaving. I really want my degree, and we have unfinished business as a team." Henne pointed out he's never beaten Ohio State and cited the team's great...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The No. 15 Michigan Wolverines won for the first time in 11 years at Ohio State, recovering from an eight-point deficit early in the second half for a 70-60 victory over the Buckeyes on Tuesday night. The Wolverines (18-6, 10-2 Big Ten) ended a nine-game losing streak in games played in Columbus and gave coach John Beilein his first victory over the No. 22 Buckeyes (19-6, 6-6) in seven years at Michigan. Their last win in Columbus came in January 2003....

Northwestern, whose 3-1 record has the ring of an elite football team, won't get much time to enjoy the rarefied air before being tested by a Top 10 team. The Wildcats travel to Ann Arbor on Saturday to face the unbeaten Michigan Wolverines, whose 1-0 Big Ten record puts them in a first-place tie with Northwestern and Wisconsin in the conference standings. Asked to look ahead to the Michigan game after Saturday's 31-7 thrashing of Indiana, Wildcats tackle Matt Rice talked seriously about getting respect and...

The Sports Xchange By Dana Gauruder, The Sports Xchange Michigan calmly collects win at Michigan State EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The last time the Michigan Wolverines set foot in the Breslin Center, they were overwhelmed by the atmosphere. They showed a lot more poise in their annual visit on Saturday night and left with sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. Freshman guard Derrick Walton Jr. and sophomore guard Nik Stauskas scored 19 points apiece to lead No....

Big Ten women's basketball coaches Thursday named Penn State point guard Helen Darling player of the year in the conference. The media awarded the honor to league scoring champion Katie Douglas of Purdue. Coaches and media also split on voting for coach of the year. Rene Portland of conference champion Penn State earned the nod of her peers. The media opted for Sue Guevara, coach of the second-place Michigan Wolverines. Michigan's Stacey Thomas, holder of the Big Ten career record in steals, was...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Nik Stauskas tallied 26 points, five rebounds and five assists as the 21st-ranked Michigan Wolverines took down their second straight top-10 foe with a 75-67 triumph over No. 10 Iowa from Crisler Center. Stauskas, who scored the last 11 points to carry the Wolverines (14-4, 6-0 Big Ten) past then-No. 3 Wisconsin on Saturday, shot 8-of-14 from the floor in Michigan's eighth straight win after losing at home to top-ranked Arizona on Dec. 14. Glenn Robinson...

Juwan Howard will be dismayed to learn that most people contract chicken pox only once. The Michigan center missed last week with the disease. On the day after he was cleared to play, he lit up Illinois for 20 points to help the 15th-ranked Michigan Wolverines to a 74-70 victory over Illinois Sunday afternoon in Assembly Hall. Howard came out smoking, hitting 7 of 10 shots in the first half. "I felt weak for a while," he said. "But at times I was kind of surprised that I kept...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In need of someone to fill in for preseason All-American forward Mitch McGary, the Michigan Wolverines found their answer in the form of a "two-headed monster" in its 74-51 conference win over the Northwestern Wildcats on Sunday. Though their numbers didn't stand out, Michigan forwards Jordan Morgan and Jon Horford combined for 15 points and 16 rebounds in a total of 38 minutes provided a spark to overcome a slow start. "They're veteran guys," said Northwestern...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Nik Stauskas tallied 26 points, five rebounds and five assists as the 21st-ranked Michigan Wolverines took down their second straight top-10 foe with a 75-67 triumph over No. 10 Iowa from Crisler Center. Stauskas, who scored the last 11 points to carry the Wolverines (14-4, 6-0 Big Ten) past then-No. 3 Wisconsin on Saturday, shot 8-of-14 from the floor in Michigan's eighth straight win after losing at home to top-ranked Arizona on Dec. 14. Glenn Robinson...

Ohio governor John Kasich has declared tomorrow as "Scarlet Letter Saturday" and is urging people to avoid using the letter "M. " The Ohio State Buckeyes travel to play the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. "We do hereby recognize Saturday, November 30, 2013 as 'Scarlet Letter Saturday' throughout Ohio," the resolution said. "(We) encourage all Ohioans to avoid uing the letter 'M' when possible. " Each letter 'M' in the resolution,which Kasich posted on...

The Michigan Wolverines, who became one of college basketball's most successful programs during the "Fab Five" days of the 1990s, endured what the school's president called a "day of great shame" Thursday. The university punished its men's basketball program after a federal investigation revealed that former booster Ed Martin had given a total of $616,000 to Chris Webber and three other former Michigan players. Michigan announced it would prohibit the team from playing in either...

The Sports Xchange By David Purdum, The Sports Xchange Michigan 61, Syracuse 56 ATLANTA -- The Michigan Wolverines, a team that features the national player of the year and multiple stars with NBA lineage, are in the NCAA championship game thanks to a freshman that couldn't crack the starting lineup until late in the season. Mitch McGary had 10 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and two blocked shots, leading Michigan past Syracuse 61-56 on Saturday night at the Georgia Dome.

The Michigan Wolverines were going places. They started the season with every player but Bernard Robinson back from their 2004 NIT championship team. "I thought they would definitely be contenders," Illinois coach Bruce Weber said Monday. Michigan stayed afloat during an onslaught of injuries in November and December. Somehow Michigan coach Tommy Amaker managed to direct the Wolverines to victories in their first three Big Ten games against then-No. 14 Iowa, Northwestern and Penn State.